LOOKOUT, the award-winning leader in AI marine perception, today announced LOOKOUT 3.0, a major upgrade to its industry-defining camera and object-recognition platform. Engineered for premium recreational boats, commercial fleets, and professional operators, LOOKOUT 3.0 introduces breakthrough features that materially improve safety, confidence, and decision-making on the water.

LOOKOUT continuously scans the water using AI to identify and track hazards, including buoys, debris, floating logs, small craft, and marine mammals. The system integrates real-time video with charts, AIS, radar, depth data, and other NMEA-compatible sensors, displaying a crisp 3D augmented-reality view across modern MFDs from Garmin, Furuno, Raymarine, Simrad, as well as iOS and Android devices. The result: dramatically lower cognitive load, earlier detection, and faster, more accurate navigation decisions.

New in LOOKOUT 3.0 — A Higher Standard of Situational Awareness: 

• Aerial View — a Synthetic Bird’s-Eye Co-PilotLOOKOUT 3.0 introduces a first-of-its-kind 3D “Aerial View,” giving captains a dynamic overhead perspective from adjustable heights. This gives operators the practical equivalent of a drone hovering above their vessel – ideal for threading through tight harbors, navigating at night, or managing shallow, obstacle-dense waterways.

• Dynamic Shallow Fences — Real-Time Grounding ProtectionUnlike static chartplotters, LOOKOUT now generates dynamic 3D depth fences that rise around the vessel based on its draft and safety buffer. Shallow zones become visually unmistakable, allowing captains to avoid grounding with more confidence and far less guesswork.

• Ambient Light & Audio Alerts — Smart, Graduated Hazard CuesLOOKOUT’s three-tier alert system (Awareness → Caution → Evasive Action) can now trigger compatible onboard lighting and audio systems via NMEA messages – subtle yellow glows for “pay attention” and red pulses for “act now” – all designed to keep eyes forward and hands on the helm.

A Safer, More Confident Waterway for Everyone. 

“With exceptional range, clarity, and an interface designed for real captains, not computer scientists, LOOKOUT is redefining what modern marine safety looks like,” said David Rose, CEO of LOOKOUT. “The tools in LOOKOUT 3.0 – Aerial View, the Risk Compass, automated hazard detection, and autopilot integration – move us closer to our mission: giving every captain a second set of eyes and reducing accidents on the water.”